Award-Winning Tutors in Sussex, WI

...11 "5"s on various AP tests. While at West, I competed nationally in Academic Decathlon while setting state records in Economics and Mathematics. Now, I am pursuing a Math/Stats & Computer Science B.A. at Carleton College. I love learning and helping others learn, and I live for those "ah-ha!" moments, both the ones I experience...

...I was young -- probably influenced by my family of teachers. I find there is an important creative aspect to most academic subjects that often gets overlooked, especially in math. I try to incorporate this into my tutoring because it really seems to help people connect with the concepts. In my free time I enjoy...

...relevant to the interests of the student. I feel that the tutor/teacher needs to not only understand the material but be able to explain the process in more than one way. Often times in Math, there are more than one way to get to the solution of the problem so the teacher needs to be...

...made me a better leader. Soon after coaching hockey, I was eager to be independent. Therefore, three days after walking the stage for High School graduation I decided to move to North Dakota. I packed my car full of my belongings and drove out to work in the oil boom, where my developed sense of...

...through them a single step at a time. This can often reveal where students need the most practice, which is often in prerequisite maths. I believe that a strong foundation in Algebra is vital to true understanding of codependent branches like Geometry, Trigonometry, and finally Calculus. I also find that students learn best when they're...

...tutor for quantitative skills and admissions exams. As a university professor, I was involved in various types of research projects, interacting with both undergrads and grad students, but my favorite part of professoring was teaching. I feel that my greatest accomplishment as a professor was the success of my students, both during their time as...

"Any fool can know. The point is to understand." -Albert Einstein... To date, I have found that it is best to view tutoring as a team endeavor. I am a player on a student's team with the goal of academic success and increased intellectual understanding. This outcome is impossible without getting down to the student's level, utilizing age appropriate vocabulary, providing constructive criticism, and establishing their baseline. I have found that reviewing a student's past work...

...a Spanish-speaking country when I attended a summer program at the "Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara" located in Jalisco, Mexico. I look forward to sharing these experiences with my students that are studying Spanish. When it comes to tutoring, I am very interested in learning styles and I love using creative ways to teach and learn....

...opera singers and taught German Lieder (art song repertoire). My teaching style is varied and depends on the goals and the levels of each student. I am a stickler for grammar but I have lots of fun ways to practice it. Games and pictures are an integral part in my teaching method. I am very...

...I have tutored, I am most passionate about Physics. In my experience helping struggling students prepare for exams, we always seem to have the most fun with physics. I am able to relate the material to real world situations to make it more easily visualized and therefore understood. I am a firm proponent of education,...